Arwa Aburawa

Arwa Aburawa is an artist dedicated to exploring race, the environment and legacies of colonialism through film. Her work has been exhibited in gallery spaces such as Humber Street Gallery, Brent Biennial 2022 and she has worked with Art On The Underground, National Portrait Gallery, OOMK and AJE.

Together with Turab Shah, Arwa co-founded Other Cinemas an award-winning project focused on showcasing the work of Black and non-white filmmakers through a free community screening programme and a year-long film school. Other Cinemas was recognised as a Film London Lodestar in 2022 and was awarded the Support Structure for Support Structures Fellowship by Serpentine Gallery.

www.arwaaburawa.co.uk